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José María Ruiz Cruz
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1937
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
José María Ruiz Cruz was a priest, born at Mancha Real on 1 February 1870 and ordained in 1895, who was organist of the cathedral of Jaén and was killed at Pegalajar on 4 April 1937. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Killed at Pegalajar on 4 April 1937 while serving as organist of the cathedral of Jaén.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata Rcb6dacfa — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.